posted 4/30/2014 4:13:16 PM Hi, Carlin P. Deibel(*Name spelled incorrectly on the roster of 17,000 members...should be D-E-I, not D-I-E) was my grandfather and served as a half-track driver in WWII with the 12th. I currently live in Europe and I am hoping to retrace some steps of where he was at various points. I've been pouring over the site looking for any details I can find, and hoping I can come across some good "footstep tracking" in my future as I travel around Europe.

My first order of business...I'm going to be in the Marseille area the end of May, which is where he shipped out from. The date, I know was Nov 22, 1945. I'd love to know if there's anything else around the Marseille area about the 12th...I believe he may have been bivouacked just outside Marseille awaiting discharged and would love to visit there as well. Any photos I can acquire of modern day 12th Armored locations will be passed along! Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

Seth Deibel

harry dhansJunior MemberMember # 9107

Posts: 301From: Abilene,TXRegistered: 5/24/2012

posted 5/1/2014 4:52:21 PM no information yet. I just watched your 2008 blog. Very good job and great diary. I must have missed you at the Museum. I volunteer there and have much material to look through. If it is here I will find it and post for you.

MikeWoldenbergJunior MemberMember # 16

Posts: 918From: University at Buffalo (NY)Registered: 6/1/2004

posted 5/1/2014 9:11:47 PM Hello again Seth. Go to BOOKS AND WRITTEN EXPERIENCES. Find the History of the 56th AIBby Lapic and Hale. At the end is a list of all the locations of HQ of the 56th.See also the book by Marvel Rowland. See thebook by John Nugent. Also read THE INITIAL ASSAULT ON HERRLISHEIM BY THE 56TH AIB AND THE 714TH TANK BATTALION.

With regard to Marseille. Enter Google andtype: Cigarette Camp and Marseille. The Cigarette camps were places where the troopsspent time before leaving for the USA. There must have been one in Marseille. Therewere such camps in Le Havre.

Mike Woldenberg

harryJunior MemberMember # 9065

Posts: 16From: AbileneRegistered: 5/19/2012

posted 5/2/2014 3:31:10 PM is this your correct email address?I sent one and it was rejected as non-existing

harry dhansJunior MemberMember # 9107

Posts: 301From: Abilene,TXRegistered: 5/24/2012

posted 5/8/2014 12:43:04 PM Pictures I have seen are just a muddy field with tents.TROOP CROSSINGS:45-11-22 Marseilles, France on the HERMITAGEARRIVED 45-12-01. Info was provided by Archie Blood in his book "A. Blood in Lucky 7th.1990 pg. 207

harry dhansJunior MemberMember # 9107

Posts: 301From: Abilene,TXRegistered: 5/24/2012

posted 5/8/2014 12:52:02 PM if you Google search for 12th Armored Division in Marseilles you will find in Portal to Texas site, two pictures of men in the Calais staging area of Marseilles.

Seth DJunior MemberMember # 204

Posts: 5From: Dallas, TXRegistered: 2/6/2007

posted 5/12/2014 2:18:02 PM Harry,

My correct email address the one on my profile. sethdeibel@hotmail.com

Thanks for all the help everyone!! Your tips and info has helped a lot!!